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2004 Year-End Google Zeitgeist available here.


November 2004 Zeitgeist
Popular Women
November 2004

     1. tara reid

     2. madonna

     3. britney spears

     4. paris hilton

     5. carmen electra

     6. pamela anderson

     7. beyonce

     8. lindsay lohan

     9. jenna jameson

   10. jessica simpson


Popular Men
November 2004

     1. eminem

     2. usher

     3. john kerry

     4. johnny depp

     5. george w bush

     6. michael moore

     7. camilo mejia

     8. brad pitt

     9. howard stern

   10. chad michael murray

Popular Travel Queries
November 2004

     1. mapquest

     2. weather

     3. hotels

     4. expedia

     5. southwest airlines

Popular Entertainment Queries - November 2004

     1. videogames

     2. halo 2

     3. lyrics

     4. anime

     5. espn


Google News Queries
Popular News Sources
November 2004

     1. cnn

     2. fox news

     3. bbc news

     4. new york times

     5. washington post

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. election results

     2. iraq

     3. arafat

     4. scott peterson

     5. halo 2

     6. ukraine

     7. fallujah

     8. cuba

     9. firefox

   10. nba

Top Names in the News
November 2004

     1. camilo mejia

     2. yasser arafat

     3. scott peterson

     4. tim russert

     5. michael moore


Google Image Search Queries
Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. christmas

     2. halo 2

     3. ferrari

     4. dragon

     5. angel

     6. sinterklaas

     7. thanksgiving

     8. baby

     9. harry potter

   10. hello kitty


Australia
Travel-Related Queries
November 2004

     1. qantas

     2. virgin blue

     3. flight centre

     4. singapore airlines

     5. bali

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. australian idol

     2. christmas

     3. qantas

     4. melbourne cup

     5. halo 2

     6. tara reid

     7. hilary duff

     8. the oc

     9. runescape

   10. casey donovan

Popular Men
November 2004

     1. chad michael murray

     2. adam brody

     3. anthony callea

     4. orlando bloom

     5. johnny depp


Brazil

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. receita federal

     2. papai noel

     3. natal

     4. hello kitty

     5. horoscopo

     6. flores

     7. avril lavigne

     8. tuning

     9. cartões

   10. arvore de natal



Canada
Popular Canadian Companies - November 2004

     1. air canada

     2. canadian tire

     3. stelco

     4. canada post

     5. cbc

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. halo 2

     2. inuyasha

     3. eminem

     4. hilary duff

     5. christmas

     6. tara reid

     7. air canada

     8. lavalife

     9. future shop

   10. guy cloutier


China 

Popular Queries
November 2004
    1. 老鼠爱大米 (popular song "Mice Love Rice")
    2. 断仇谷 (title of a Chinese movie)
    3. 网络电视 (Internet TV)
    4. 周杰伦 (pop singer Jay Chou)
    5. 中国式离婚 (TV drama "Chinese Style Divorce")
    6. 考研 (Graduate School Admission Exams)
    7. 感恩节 (Thanksgiving)
    8. 十六届四中全会 (16th Communist Party Committee Meeting)
    9. 阿拉法特 (Arafat)
  10. 美国大选 (U.S. election)
Denmark 

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. krak

     2. britney spears

     3. heste

     4. tv2

     5. eminem

     6. pokemon

     7. blomster

     8. ronaldinho

     9. beyonce

   10. 2pac

Finland 

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. joulu

     2. runescape

     3. kissa

     4. sanakirja

     5. nalle puh

     6. irc-galleria

     7. koira

     8. firefox

     9. tonttu

   10. avoimet työpaikat


France

Popular Banks
November 2004

     1. credit lyonnais

     2. societe generale

     3. credit agricole

     4. bnp

     5. banque populaire

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. pages jaunes

     2. sncf

     3. ebay

     4. fnac

     5. anpe

     6. france

     7. cnp assurances

     8. cdiscount

     9. bouygues telecom

   10. bush

Popular Christmas-Related Queries - November 2004

     1. noel

     2. jouets

     3. sapin de noel

     4. cadeaux

     5. pere noel


Germany
Popular Christmas-Related Queries - November 2004

     1. weihnachten

     2. weihnachtsmann

     3. engel

     4. weihnachtsbaum

     5. adventskalender

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1.

weihnachten

     2.

firefox

     3.

britney spears

     4.

aldi

     5.

weihnachtsmann

     6.

antivir

     7.

engel

     8.

routenplaner

     9.

herz

   10.

need for speed underground
Popular Movies
November 2004

     1. alien vs predator

     2. 7 zwerge

     3. garfield

     4. der untergang

     5. bridget jones


Italy
Popular Sports Figures
November 2004

     1. valentino rossi

     2. francesco totti

     3. francesca piccinini

     4. alessandro del piero

     5. giorgio rocca

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. natale

     2. grande fratello

     3. babbo natale

     4. valentino rossi

     5. isola dei famosi

     6. ferrari

     7. juventus

     8. sergio muniz

     9. moto

   10. milan

Popular Video Games
November 2004

     1.

gta san andreas

     2.

need for speed underground 2

     3.

resident evil

     4.

pro evolution soccer 4

     5.

halo 2

Japan
Popular Fashion
November 2004

     1.

ユニクロ (uniqlo)

     2.

GAP

     3.

ナイキ (Nike)

     4.

ティファニー (Tiffany)

     5.

バーバリー (burberry)
Popular Queries
November 2004

     1.

地図 (map)

     2.

翻訳 (translation)

     3.

香田証生 (shosei koda)

     4.

壁紙 (wallpaper)

     5.

年賀状 (New Year greeting card)

     6.

辞書 (dictionary)

     7.

動画 (motion picture)

     8.

クリスマス (christmas)

     9.

矢田亜希子 (Akiko Yada)

   10.

ハウルの動く城 (Howl's Moving Castle)
Popular Locations
November 2004

     1.

ディズニーランド (Disneyland)

     2.

京都 (Kyoto)

     3.

六本木ヒルズ (Roppongi Hills)

     4.

大阪 (Osaka)

     5.

韓国 (Korea)

Korea

Popular Queries
November 2004

    1.

미안하다 사랑한다 (TV mini-series "Sorry, I Love You")

    2.

동방신기 (boy band "Dong Bang Shin Gi")

    3.

김태희 (actress Kim Tae-hee)

    4.

배용준 (actor Bae Yong-jun)

    5.

나비효과 (movie "The Butterfly Effect")

    6.

임수정 (actress Lim Soo-jung)

    7.

이효리 (pop singer Lee Hyori)

    8.

수능 (Korea's college entrance exam)

    9.

간디스토마 (liver parasite Clonorchiasis)

  10.

고현정 (actress Go Hyun-jung)


The Netherlands
Popular TV Shows
November 2004

     1. spongebob

     2. south park

     3. charmed

     4. sex in the city

     5. teletubbies

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1.

sinterklass

     2.

georgina verbaan

     3.

theo van gogh

     4.

zwarte piet

     5.

ajax

     6.

voetbal

     7.

beyonce

     8.

need for speed undergound 2

     9.

feyenoord

   10.

shark tale
Popular Men
November 2004

     1. theo van gogh

     2. eminem

     3. usher

     4. orlando bloom

     5. arafat


Norway 

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. eminem

     3. simpsons

     4. manchester united

     5. fotball

     6. bush

     7. olsen twins

     8. gta san andreas

     9. cristiano ronaldo

   10. bmw


Spain
Popular Women
November 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. beyonce

     3. angelina jolie

     4. avril lavigne

     5. christina aguilera

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. navidad

     2. el mundo

     3. gran hermano

     4. renfe

     5. real madrid

     6. la caixa

     7. iberia

     8. ronaldinho

     9. eurojunior

   10. fernando torres

Popular Men
November 2004

     1. ronaldinho

     2. fernando torres

     3. brad pitt

     4. melendi

     5. fernando alonso


Sweden

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. aftonbladet

     2. britney spears

     3. paris hilton

     4. blocket

     5. dc++

     6. simpsons

     7. lexikon

     8. lunarstorm

     9. snyggast

   10. jul



United Kingdom
Popular Retailers
November 2004

     1. tesco

     2. currys

     3. dixons

     4. woolworths

     5. john lewis

Popular Queries
November 2004

     1. games

     2. paintball

     3. christmas

     4. cars

     5. gta st andreas

     6. fireworks

     7. little britain

     8. jojo

     9. cbeebies

   10. ipod

Popular Women
November 2004

     1. britney spears

     2. christina aguilera

     3. paris hilton

     4. katie price

     5. beyonce


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Updated: December 15, 2004

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